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A comprehensive guide to domestic architecture. Focusing on dwellings in urban and suburban neighborhoods and rural locations all across the continental United States, this guide provides in-depth information on the essentials, with facts and frames of reference that will enable you to look in a fresh way at the houses around you.

A study of farm houses from across the country, their exteriors and interiors. Includes more than 250 colored photographs.

An Archetype Press book.

"Have you ever wondered how a tipi is constructed, how double-hung windows work, or how a Colonial mason laid up a brick wall? An indispensable resource for students, design professionals, and anyone who would simply like to know more about the buildings around them, The Visual Dictionary of American Domestic Architecture has all the answers. Here at last is a reference book that not only explores the many styles of American housing, much as a field...

""Colonial," "Victorian," "Neoclassical," "Modern"--What distinguishes one architectural style from another? How and where did these different styles develop? America has an abundance of fascinating and varied house styles, as fascinating and diverse as its people. When we explore our neighborhoods and travel around the country, how do we recognize the kind of architecture we see? Even people interested in houses can rarely identify the style of their...

Offers an imaginative visual reconstruction of the houses that played a critical role in "Rebecca," "Dracula," "Great Expectations," "Jane Eyre," "Northanger Abbey," and other fictional works.

Shows and describes a variety of Prairie-style houses, and indicates the interior and exterior design characteristics.

A photographic survey of the renovated and repainted Victorian houses restored to their place of pride by current owners and residents.